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Post #5,707 by slugbug 8/17/01 8:49:26 PM Reply	perhaps.... ....this cycle will bring trade pubs back to what they should be doing? Nah....
Post #5,709 by tonytib 8/17/01 8:55:58 PM Reply	Some are better, especially the more technical ones although overall trade mags are in big, big trouble -- with a internet being a major cause. I use the internet as a major source of information when looking for products (e.g. omni barcode readers). I might also use trade mags, but often they fall short. I think the few ones with good editorial will do OK. Some examples are: Photonics Spectra A2C2 (Advanced Applications for Critical Cleaning) Cadalyst I can name quite a few others where the reviews are never critical, the articles are always puff pieces, etc. I'd like to see more critical thinking and analysis -- that's why The Reg is my favorite for IT news. Tony
Post #5,723 by tjsinclair 8/18/01 12:22:01 AM Reply	ComputerWorld is still worthwhile, I think
Post #5,740 by boxley 8/18/01 9:25:53 AM Reply	shark tank anyway rest is mooing platitudes Our bureaucracy and our laws have turned the world into a clean, safe work camp. We are raising a nation of slaves. Chuck Palahniuk
Post #5,755 by tonytib 8/18/01 12:21:49 PM Reply	You demonstrate my point -- we want good EDITORIAL content, not more press releases and regurgitations from the vendors (especially MS). The Shark Tank is always worth reading. Tony
Post #5,744 by pwhysall 8/18/01 9:51:32 AM Reply	Preach it, brother. The Register's fearless, no-bullshit reportage is a vital part of my IT newsfeed. I'm particularly thinking of their response to the NewsBytes article about CardCops. Everyone in the profession should read The Register, because contrary to what some people would have you believe, they don't make it up. They just tell it how it is. -- Peter Shill For Hire
Post #5,749 by imric 8/18/01 12:10:28 PM Reply	Amen - Everyone in the profession should read The Register, because contrary to what some people would have you believe, they don't make it up. ROFL! Are you kidding? They COULDN'T make that stuff up! Imric's Tips for Living Paranoia Is a Survival Trait Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
Post #5,753 by tonytib 8/18/01 12:19:07 PM Reply	I think they are sometimes off base in their analysis, BUT: 3. Generally they are right on 2. Even if I don't agree with them, their opinion are still worth reading and thinking about. 1. (By far the most important reason I wish more journalists were like the Reg's) They actually do analyze and think intelligently about what's going on in the PC biz, instead of just regurgitating press releases and the latest line from MS. Tony
Post #5,775 by Ashton 8/18/01 6:37:58 PM Reply	Reg reminiscent {sniff} of what IW was... long ago Only vastly better than IW achieved (but - that also was 'then'). I hope they / their staff are er eating well.. no one is not-a prostitute when the kids are screamin for more gruel and, BillyBally come visiting with Monopoly Money not from the game board. (I'd doubt UK immune; just likely more resistant to the Obvious ploys which work so well with vast majority of Murican PHBs. In fact I have little idea about the UK-PHBs' TLAs and differing-styles of mental masturbation ??) Peter? an overview.. for anthropological research? Cheers, A.
Post #5,815 by wharris2 8/19/01 4:57:02 AM Reply	Re: I think they are sometimes off base 4. If they are wrong, they admit it French Zombies are zapping me with lasers!
Post #5,963 by DonRichards 8/20/01 9:47:38 AM Reply	Peter, you live near London? The reg has an article up looking for a new writer. You meet one important qualification. Legally able to work in G.B. "When it crosses my mind to do something, I don't ask why, I ask why not. And usually there's no reason not to, so I just go ahead. It's given me the strangest collection of hats"
Post #5,992 by pwhysall 8/20/01 12:51:54 PM Reply	Naw, I live in the Northeast. Also, their salary is shite. \ufffd18-24K doesn't go very far in London, at all. -- Peter Shill For Hire
Post #6,005 by DonRichards 8/20/01 1:46:13 PM Reply	Maybe freelance from home? Was hoping to see your byline. While we're at it, let's get Andrew to subnmit a couple of his more incendiary pieces "When it crosses my mind to do something, I don't ask why, I ask why not. And usually there's no reason not to, so I just go ahead. It's given me the strangest collection of hats"
Post #6,148 by CRConrad 8/21/01 5:16:21 PM Reply	Every E.U. ctizen meets that qualification, AFAICT.
Post #6,170 by pwhysall 8/21/01 7:31:28 PM Reply	Nod. -- Peter Shill For Hire
Post #6,183 by boxley 8/21/01 9:56:18 PM Reply	So any work for cantakerous carousing non suomi speaking nix slingers over there? The idea of a job in a place that has herring and reindeer as staples is almost as good as Alaska. thanx, bill Our bureaucracy and our laws have turned the world into a clean, safe work camp. We are raising a nation of slaves. Chuck Palahniuk
Post #6,371 by CRConrad 8/22/01 5:47:44 PM Reply	Oh, (I'm almost) sure What, you want me to look for one for you, for real? Just say the word, my man... Christian R. Conrad The Man Who Knows Fucking Everything
Post #6,390 by boxley 8/22/01 10:16:14 PM Reply	I talked to my wife about it right after my divorce Ill give ya a call (no divorce in site unless I go there) twas a thought. Travelled so much in my yout I still get the ocational itchy foot and being that close to the bear wasnt an option in the old days. thanx :( bill Our bureaucracy and our laws have turned the world into a clean, safe work camp. We are raising a nation of slaves. Chuck Palahniuk

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